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  • Raiders make enough big plays to win

    Mazzagatti scores three more touchdowns By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High didn’t need any last second heroics to pull out last Friday night’s home football game, but the Raiders made plenty of big plays to extend their unbeaten streak to four in a row.    Three of the team’s four touchdowns came on big plays, which…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    MOMS Club    Thursday Oct. 14 — Local moms are invited to come and meet other part-time working moms and stay-at-home moms from the community at 9 a.m. The club is open to residents of Florence, Roebling, Mansfield and Bordentown.    Refreshments will be served and children are always welcome. Call 499-0601 for details. Little League program…

  • Township Committee candidates vie for two seats

    Meet the candidates Anthony Ferrera    Incumbent Republican candidate to fill one-year term on Township Committee.    I am 39 years old, and have been a resident of Hillsborough for 14 years, and a lifelong resident of Somerset County. ISSUES AND IDEAS    Editor’s note: In an effort to help voters get to know the candidates and their…

  • Pumpkinfest set for Saturday

    Annual North Hanover PumpkinFest will be held Oct. 16 in Green Acres Park on Schoolhouse Road from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — With a slight change in its organization and funding methods, the 11th annual PumpkinFest is scheduled to take place as usual on Saturday, Oct. 16.    The festival…

  • Tirpak leads Hopewell past Steinert

    Hopewell Valley field hockey By: John E. Powers    After feeling the power of the Allentown High School field hockey team, Hopewell Valley rebounded just fine Tuesday.    The Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-3 with a 3-0 win over Steinert behind two goals by Jhonna Tirpak and another by Maureen Gallagher. The Lady Bulldogs, beaten by unbeaten…

  • VA depot developer to present plans

    Realtor to detail redevelopment at VA depot By:Roger Alvarado    Planning Board Chairwoman Marian Fenwick-Freeman says she expects a large turnout tonight (Thursday) when a California developer’s plans are unveiled for redeveloping the 165.3-acre Veterans Administration Depot on Route 206.    "We expect a brief presentation will be made to explain to the board and public what…

  • Timberlane principal to resign

    Steve Cochrane to take job in Colts Neck district By: John Tredrea    Timberlane Middle School Principal Steve Cochrane will be quitting soon to take a central administrative post in the Colts Neck school district.    Mr. Cochrane announced his resignation, which will be effective sometime before winter break, during a meeting with faculty and staff on…

  • Velazquez finds new position

    MYAL FOOTBALL By: John E. Powers        Walt Mathewson, the head coach of the Manville Pop Warner Colts team, has been holding a year-long tryout. Because of the team’s low numbers, Mathewson has been mixing and matching, attempting to find the right combinations.    Although the Colts fell to 1-4 with a 30-7 loss to Clark…

  • Hopewell dominates Hamilton

    Hopewell Valley girls soccer By: Mike Molaro    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls soccer team is riding a four-game winning streak to up its record to 9-2 and leads the Patriot Division of the Colonial Valley Conference with a 9-1 mark.    Still, the Lady Bulldogs are taking nothing for granted.    "We are happy but…